MALICIOUS
146
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, identified by multiple heuristics including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT', 'PDF_JS', and 'PDF_PAGE_WORD_XOR_EVAL_STAGER'. The ML classifier and ClamAV also flagged it as malicious. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, although the exact mechanism is obfuscated. The presence of JavaScript within a PDF is a common technique for delivering malware.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965
Heuristics 4
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ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
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Page-word XOR JavaScript eval stager high PDF_PAGE_WORD_XOR_EVAL_STAGERPDF JavaScript enumerates rendered page words with getPageNthWord/getPageNumWords, extracts encoded byte fragments, XOR-decodes the stage with char-code helpers, and evals the result. This is an old exploit-kit staging pattern and is not normal document JavaScript.
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
javascript_obj0011_000.js8346f7f632eb0f06a84427cabbcd74ed9e1fdfc8d4b8d8b00c7a05dc29cb6800 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 11 at offset 0x141D | 1827 bytes |
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